Like many diseases, anemia has a very broad range of severity levels and will only be given disability protection if it is severe enough to limit a major life activity. Anemia is one of the most common blood disorders in the world and affects nearly 1 billion people. Individuals can experience exhaustion, weakness, shortness of breath, inability to exercise, confusion, loss of consciousness, and increased thirst. A condition in which an individual does not have enough hemoglobin to carry sufficient oxygen to the various tissues in the body.Similar to most conditions, amputation gains disability protection depending on the severity of the case. However, more severe amputations of perhaps a hand or limb would have a more substantial impact on one’s ability to work and enjoy life. Minor amputations of toes or fingers may not limit an individual’s life in any way. Whatever the cause for an amputation, it is not always considered a disability. Amputation is unique because it can be the result of hundreds of causes from trauma to various medical illnesses such as gangrene. Surgical removal of all or part of a limb or extremity such as an arm, leg, foot, hand, toe, or finger.HIV/AIDS is a life altering disease and is considered to be a disability that limits major life activity. This disease can be transferred through blood, semen, vaginal fluid, pre-ejaculate, or breast milk. Eventually an individual will suffer from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) as a result of the HIV infection. The first stage appears to be a simple viral infection, the second stage is a non-symptomatic stage where the virus quietly destroys the immune system, then finally the immune system is destroyed and the body is left vulnerable to opportunistic infections and diseases. HIV has a multiple stage infection process. Human immunodeficiency virus is a condition that weakens a person’s ability to fight infections.If an individual’s diagnosis of acute kidney injury is severe enough to limit a major life activity, it may gain disability protection. Although not always fatal, acute kidney injury does have the potential to lead to death. The loss of blood flow could be caused by a number of reasons, such as low blood pressure, exposure to harmful substances, inflammation of the kidney, or obstruction to the urinary tract. An abrupt loss of kidney function, which is typically caused by a sudden loss of blood flow to the kidneys.Acute Kidney Injury (Acute Renal Failure).Diabetes - a major risk factor for kidney disease. 2014 9(3):289-294.Ĭenters for Disease Control and Prevention. Peripheral nervous system manifestations in systemic autoimmune diseases. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.1111Ĭojocaru IM, Cojocaru M, Silosi I, Vrabie CD. Autoimmune diseases and severe infections as risk factors for mood disorders: a nationwide study. doi:10.14740/jocmr2122wīenros ME, Waltoft BL, Nordentoft M, et al. The increased cardiovascular risk in patients affected by autoimmune diseases: review of the various manifestations. Vitiligo: signs and symptoms.ĭurante A, Bronzato S. Symptoms and causes of ulcerative colitis.Īmerican Academy of Dermatology. What is type 1 diabetes?Ĭenters for Disease Control and Prevention. Lupus symptoms.Ĭenters for Disease Control and Prevention. Systemic scleroderma.Ĭenters for Disease Control and Prevention. National Organization for Rare Disorders. Pulmonary sarcoidosis.Īmerican College of Rheumatology. About psoriatic arthritis.Ĭenters for Disease Control and Prevention. Symptoms & causes of primary biliary cholangitis (primary biliary cirrhosis).Īmerican Academy of Dermatology. Hashimoto's disease.Īmerican Academy of Family Physicians. Definition and facts for Crohn's disease. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Symptoms and causes of autoimmune hepatitis. A report of multiple autoimmune syndrome: pemphigus vulgaris associated with several immune-related diseases after thymectomy. What are common symptoms of autoimmune disease?
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